We’ve got 19 stories this year from some very talented authors.  I’m super excited to announce that we got a story from Peter S. Beagle, who’s going to be a Confluence this year as the Filk guest.  We also have a story by Eugie Foster, who is one of my very favorite short fiction authors, and who just won the 2009 Nebula for Best Novelette.  

Below is our full list of stories, complete with links to the author’s websites if I could find one.  Go ahead, check them out.  And remember, we’re having a release party at Confluence!  There will be cookies!  Be there or be square. 

The Rainbow Vendor by David Sklar
Tourist Trap by Mark Onspaugh
Making Friends by Kylie Bullivant
A Test of Spirit by Brenta Blevins
David is Six by Amanda C. Davis
The Stickball Witch by Peter S. Beagle
Messiah by M. Z. Hoosen
The House at the End of the Rainbow by Amy Treadwell
A Womb of my Own by Tinatsu Wallace
The Meaning of Yellow by Cate Gardner
Talking Blues by Matthew Johnson
Spirit House by Ron Sering
A Patch of Jewels in the Sky by Eugie Foster
Haole by D.K. Thompson
The World in Rubber, Soft and Malleable by Aaron Polson
Commander Perry’s Mystic Wonders Show by Jaime Lee Moyer
The New Elementals by Marshall Payne
In Lixus, Close to Waking by Erin Hoffman
In Order to Conserve by Cat Rambo

Overall, I think we put together a really exciting anthology this year.  We’re a little weighted toward the fantasy side, but what can you expect with a theme like "End of the Rainbow," really?